About the Journal

General

The Journal of Vision is an on-line, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal devoted to all aspects of visual function in humans and other organisms.

The journal is published exclusively in digital form: full-text articles may be accessed for free via the internet. The journal encourages the effective use of color, multimedia, hyperlinks, program code, and other digital enhancements.

The Journal of Vision is published by the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), an international organization devoted to research, training, and dissemination of knowledge in vision and ophthalmology.

Impact Factor

Impact factor for 2007: 3.791
Ranked #3 of 45 in the categrory Ophthalmology
(Journal Citation Reports® 2008, published by Thomson Scientific)

Features

  • free access to full text of all articles from anywhere on the internet
  • content indexed on MEDLINE, and accessible through PubMed
  • indexed by ISI Web of Science and PsycInfo
  • CrossRef enabled giving immediate access to a cited article
  • a unique permanent URL and DOI (Digital Object Identifier) for each article, which can be linked to from other articles, web pages, e-mail, etc.
  • images, color, and movies can be included at no additional charge
  • source code (e.g. MATLAB and Mathematica files) can be included
  • data files (e.g. MAT, CSV, XLS, or text files) can be included
  • interactive demonstrations can be included
  • articles are published in both HTML and PDF formats
  • bibliographic references link to abstracts or full text of cited articles
  • in-text citations link to bibliographic references
  • readers may be notified by e-mail whenever an article or issue is published

Special Issues

Journal of Vision publishes occasional special issues on topics of widespread interest. The Call for Papers for current special issues is here. If you are interested in organizing and serving as guest editor for a special issue, please contact the Editor-in-Chief.

Contacts

For additional information regarding the Journal of Vision contact one of the following:

Editor-in-Chief:     Andrew B. Watson      650-604-5419
Managing Editor: Alice O'Donnell 240-221-2930
Director of Publications
and Communications:		 Karen Colson 240-221-2925
 



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